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How Many Stephen Colberts Are There? - NYTimes.com
Interesting details of Stephen Colbert's efforts to demonstrate the realities of Super PACs and 501(4)c groups interspersed with some biographical information as well.
stephencolbert  politics  biography  fundraising  superpac  PAC 
january 2012 by amdavidson
Michele Bachmann's Holy War | Rolling Stone Politics
A synopsis of Michele Bachmann's rise to fame and fortune as a crazy person.
politics  religion  usa  michelebachmann  teaparty  republican 
june 2011 by amdavidson
Modern art was CIA 'weapon' - World, News - The Independent
An interesting article by The Independent that describes the ways in which the CIA covertly funded the American Modern Art movement as a propaganda tactic to espouse the artistic and intellectual freedoms of the US as opposed to the overt propagandizing of the art of the Soviet Union.
america  art  article  culture  government  history  interesting  politics  reference  russia  war  abstract  cia  coldwar  communism  propaganda  usa  from delicious
november 2010 by amdavidson
America Is a Joke
An interview with Jon Stewart by Chris Smith in the New Yorker.
comedy  interview  journalism  politics  profile  satire  thedailyshow  media  jonstewart  dailyshow  from delicious
october 2010 by amdavidson
Hospice medical care for dying patients : The New Yorker
A depressing yet fascinating article on the way that patients in America approach death, and how a revised look at end-of-life care could lead to longer life spans, lower costs, and better quality of life towards the end.
doctors  aging  article  culture  death  economics  health  psychology  politics  philosophy  newyorker  life  interesting  society  cancer  dying  family  healthcare  hospice  medicine  from delicious
september 2010 by amdavidson
Joel Klein vs. New York City teachers : The New Yorker
An exposé of Joel Klein's battle with the New York public school system and its heavily entrenched unions. Especially the rubber rooms that allow teachers to not work and remain on payroll.
article  economics  teachers  newyorker  education  performance  politics  joelklein  public  schools  publicschools  investigation  journalism  rubber  room  from delicious
september 2010 by amdavidson
McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Our Daughter Isn't a Selfish Brat; Your Son Just Hasn't Read "Atlas Shrugged".
Awesome short story on a parent's education of their child in objectivism and her refusal to share.
books  funny  humour  humor  aynrand  children  libertarianism  mcsweeneys  objectivism  philosophy  parenting  internet  politics  writing  from delicious
september 2010 by amdavidson
The History of the Honey Trap – By Phillip Knightley | Foreign Policy
An interesting article on 5 stories where honeytraps were used in an attempt to gain information ( in some cases unsuccessfully ) about opposing sides. <br />
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The mossad kidnapping is particularly interesting.
politics  history  security  intelligence  sex  war  spy  espionage  honeytrap  from delicious
march 2010 by amdavidson
My dear husband Liu Xiaobo, the writer China has put behind bars | World news | The Observer
the story of a dissident that received an 11 year sentence for decrying china's single party political system.
guardian  china  liu  xiaobo  dissident  freedomofspeech  freedom  politics  humanrights  human  rights  from delicious
march 2010 by amdavidson
Palin's Resignation: The Edited Version | vanityfair.com
A funny look at Sarah Palin's resignation speech after passing through Vanity Fair's fact checking, editing, and copy departments. Quite a "colorful result"
funny  humor  internet  politics  editing  writing  copywriting  palin  sarahpalin  language  editor  copy  fact  check  checking  vanity  fair  magazine  article  twitter 
july 2009 by amdavidson

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